America’s leaders are failing us, will never act, till it’s too late to plan for an economic catastrophe. We have lost our soul.

There are four big reasons our leaders will not act in time: First. Overwhelming opposition by the GOP, conservatives and capitalists ... Second. Our blind failure to see our planet cannot feed the 10 billion people predicted by 2050. ... Third. Our addiction to “more is never enough” consumption ... Fourth. The irrational, unscientific and ultimately self-destructive belief of capitalism in perpetual economic growth, on a planet of finite resources.

We know most will continue believing in all four, trapped in denial. Eventually reality will expose our fantasies, but not soon enough. Global warming will continue causing irreparable damage, destroying our world, pushing us past the point of no return and driving us into a “chaotic era” where few humans will survive.

Here are the details, the four reasons why we’re now an addicted nation that can’t stop self-destructing as we’ve reached a critical mass that’s sabotaging all efforts to stop global warming:

Conservative opposition is everywhere, emanating from the economic fears of the energy industry, Big Oil, coal, gas, other polluters. They fear regulation and taxation of carbon emissions will have a major negative impact on their corporate earnings, shareholder dividends and will increase production costs, limit access to resources.

Worldwide, conservative leaders like Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott celebrated the repeal of his country’s carbon-emission tax, despite the increasing damage to his country’s environment and over the unanimous objections from Anglican Church leaders opposing repeal .

In fact, even as the new U.S. EPA regulations were announced, Abbott was touring the world to create a “conservative alliance among ‘like-minded’ countries, aiming to dismantle global moves to introduce carbon pricing and undermine a push by America to push the case for action through forums such as the G20.”

Conservatives are getting even stronger, neutralizing efforts by power-players like Michael Bloomberg, Hank Paulson, billionaire Tom Steyner and their “RiskyBusiness.org” project intended to educate businesses and politicians on the real costs and “economic risks from the impacts of a changing climate.” Intense opposition from conservative capitalists like the Koch Bros. is also there to blunt Risky Business and similar climate-science advocates.

And what about Obama’s new EPA regulations? The impact will be watered down, much as conservatives did with big bank regulations after the 2008 disaster. Plus, global warming regs will kick in too slowly, get watered down by Big Oil lobbyists. Moreover, in spite of all the scientific evidence, sadly, surveys reveal widespread public apathy about future damage to the planet. It’s not a big motivator for most. What is? Cheap gas for their cars is a higher priority.

2. Out-of-control population is the biggest driver of global warming

The United Nations predicts global population will exceed 10 billion by 2050, adding three billion more human beings in one short generation, on a planet of rapidly dwindling resources. Plus science is already warning us we cannot feed everybody. In his new book, “The Countdown,” Alan Weisman, author of an earlier bestseller, “World Without Us,” asks the taboo question no politician can ask: “How many people can our planet hold?”

Weisman’s answers are deadly: What if science confirms that a “sustainable population is even less than the 7 billion we already number ... how do we design an economy for a shrinking, and then a stable one, meaning, an economy that can prosper without depending on constant growth?” Weisman also offers a solution: “Social objections aside, if the entire world adopted a one-child policy” then by 2100, we’d “be back to 1.6 billion, our population in 1900.” But politicians will be silent ... till it’s too late.

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